Jeffrey L. Cummings

Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD(HC), is the Joy Chambers-Grundy Professor of Brain Science, Director of the Chambers-Gundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Pam Quirk Brain Health and Biomarker Laboratory, Department of Brain Health, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). Dr. Cummings is a Neurologist and is globally recognized for his contributions to Alzheimer’s research, drug development, and clinical trials. He leads the UNLV Clinical Trials Observatory that studies all drugs in current clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease to better inform drug development decisions. Dr. Cummings directs the Biomarker Observatory and is Co-Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia’s Innovation Incubator. Dr. Cummings has been honored with the Henderson Award of the American Geriatrics Society, Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, Leadership and Achievement Award by the Internatio